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I don’t know whether It’s just me or if everyone else Encountering issues Let me know if this is happening More beautiful than I imagined! Truth small absolutely. But despite it I delighted. Good, I would say…
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Kashmir Shaivism (and Ecstatic Fatalism)
I have been told more than once that one cannot technically be a true practitioner/believer in the tenets of Kashmir Shaivism without believing in some form of Godhead. As a nontheist who still finds the teachings and practices informative and useful for how best to live, I ask consistently whether that is really true. I’m…
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Found Exhortation
To be empowered is not the same as being in power over others.
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Caught in the Trees?
Classical yoga philosophies (as opposed to tantra) teach us that our mind/body are not real; what is real is “God,” and when we truly know this, we will experience freedom. I personally don’t ascribe to teachings that hold a concept real, but ourselves unreal. I do think, though, that the practice that comes from this…
Answer to a Question (and Reminding Myself of My Own Advice)
The other day, a friend who is starting to teach in the evenings asked me how I make the shift from stressful work day to being in a good space to teach. Without hesitation, I said: “meditation.” I then qualified that by saying it is anything that gets you quickly and effectively connected, centered, and…